Jannis Kounellis @ Musée de la Monnaie in Paris

A monumental exhibition of the Italian post-war Arte Povera artist Jannis Kounellis is showing at the Musee de la Monnaie in Paris until 30 April. Iron, wood,coal, fire, jute fabric, and animals dead or alive are this artist's basic vocabulary. He rejects all traditional art mediums.

Kounellis works in the dimensions of the human figure, inspired by Le Corbusier's architectural concept of the 'Modulor', in which the human body becomes the reference point. Fire is his favourite element, coal and iron his favourite materials, as this wide ranging exhibition demonstrates.

The artworks are in a dialogue with the manufacturing process of the Paris Mint which is his inspiration. One monumental thought-provoking creation follows another through the mint's gilded 19th century rooms, in a striking juxtaposition of materials.

For Kounellis the works speak to the spectator, slowly unfolding along a poetic journey.

Each visitor is left to find his or her own personal meaning.

意大利战后艺术家雅尼斯·库奈里斯（Jannis Kounellis）的艺术展现正在巴黎铸币博物馆(Musse de la Monnaie)展出，直到4月30日。钢铁、木材、煤炭、火源、纤维，以及活着的或是死去的动物，都是这位艺术家灵感的源泉。他拒绝一切传统意义上的艺术媒介。

Jannis Kounellis的人物作品收到了柯布西耶(Le Corbusier)的建筑学中的‘模数’的概念，将人体作为建筑理念上的不同基准点进行创作。火是他最喜爱的元素，煤矿和钢铁是他最中意的材料，在这次展览中你可以完全领略到。

Jannis Kounellis的艺术作品的灵感来自于巴黎铸币厂的造币过程。19世纪间，这个灵感激发了一个又一个发人深省的创作，同时作品所用的材料也让人惊叹。

对于Jannis Kounellis来说，作品会与观众进行沟通，慢慢展开一程充满诗意的旅程，每一位欣赏了他的作品之后的人，都会从作品中找到属于他们个人的意义。